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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I think it's wrong and I think it's unfortunate, because the reality is the whole point of this legislation is that we…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2012
I think it's wrong and I think it's unfortunate, because the reality is the whole point of this legislation is that we should play by the exact same rules as every other American citizen. And when all of America looks at Washington, they know it's broken.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Kirsten Gillibrand criticizes the differing interpretations of stock trading rules between the House and Senate.

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